Takamoto's pit viper
Takamoto's pit viper is commonly known as snow mountain pit viper and hemp snake. Mainly scattered in Sichuan, Yunnan and other places on the Chinese mainland. Alpine vipers are small venomous snakes, so you must pay attention to distinguishing them in the wild, and do not easily anger them to avoid being bitten.
The Takamoto viper is a small venomous snake, with a total length of about 47 cm for males and 52 cm for females. The back is tan, with beige or gray-green irregular patches from the neck to the tail. There are dark vertical stripes on the back of the head, with no light edges on the left and right edges; the belly is earthy red and densely covered with black freckles. The neck is prominent, with one pair in the cheek fossa, and no obvious rostrum; the internasal scales are slightly trapezoidal, with no tapering on the two outer sides; the middle section 21 of the dorsal scales has many movements, with 19 rows in some cases, and up to 23 rows in some individuals, with ribs Ridge; 149-178 abdominal scales, 1 anal scale, 29-48 pairs of lower tail scales.
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